Landscape with oak trees near Wolfheze, Vieux chênes à Wolfhezen (original title), Sketches of Holland (original series title), print, printmaker: Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, c. 1880, Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 170 mm x width 280 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, trees: oak, Wolfheze, A sepia-toned landscape etching showing a calm river or stream flowing from the foreground toward the middle distance, with reeds and low vegetation along its banks. On the right bank a cluster of large, leafy trees with dark, heavily hatched trunks and branches rises above the water, their foliage rendered with dense cross-hatching and textured lines. The left bank is lower and more open, with low grasses and distant fields stretching toward a flat horizon. Fine, short strokes suggest clouds and subtle sky texture above the scene, and reflected lines in the water mirror the vegetation and reeds along the edges. The overal...
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Landscape with oak trees near Wolfheze, Vieux chênes à Wolfhezen (original title), Sketches of Holland (original series title), print, printmaker: Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, c. 1880, Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 170 mm x width 280 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, trees: oak, Wolfheze, A sepia-toned landscape etching showing a calm river or stream flowing from the foreground toward the middle distance, with reeds and low vegetation along its banks. On the right bank a cluster of large, leafy trees with dark, heavily hatched trunks and branches rises above the water, their foliage rendered with dense cross-hatching and textured lines. The left bank is lower and more open, with low grasses and distant fields stretching toward a flat horizon. Fine, short strokes suggest clouds and subtle sky texture above the scene, and reflected lines in the water mirror the vegetation and reeds along the edges. The overall image is composed of detailed pen-like lines and shading on a lightly speckled paper background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B17_245

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Landscape oak trees near Wolfheze Vieux chênes à Wolfhezen original title Sketches Holland original series title print printmaker Carel Nicolaas Storm van s-Gravesande c 1880 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 170 mm x width 280 mm landscapes temperate zone trees oak Wolfheze sepia-toned landscape showing calm river stream flowing foreground middle distance reeds low vegetation banks right bank cluster large leafy trees dark heavily hatched trunks branches rises water foliage rendered dense cross-hatching textured lines left bank lower open low grasses distant fields stretching flat horizon Fine short strokes suggest clouds subtle sky texture scene reflected lines water mirror vegetation edges image composed detailed pen- lines shading lightly speckled paper background

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